In the ancient forest of East Balam, Southern Continent, at the border between the East Tucker Colony and the Feysac Empire.
Even after more than two years, the giant lava pit left behind by the Angel-level confrontation still emitted a strong purifying aura, and the decaying aura of twilight had made the surrounding creatures extinct.
This tacitly agreed-upon demarcation line, a result of mutual compromise, was completely shattered today!
War mist, mixed with storms and lightning, swept over everything. Tens of thousands of soldiers fought in blood and fire. The proportion of Beyonders was even comparable to Amantha's front line, and the intensity of the battle was even more brutal.
Fireballs like falling stars descended from the sky, and the resulting airwave sent the surrounding soldiers flying. A giant rabbit, four or five meters tall and clad in silver full-body armor, leaped out of the deep pit, looking somewhat disheveled.
Feeling the collapse of the God of Combat's Church's defense line, the orange-red light behind her faceplate flickered intensely. She abruptly pulled out the purple fire spear that had pierced her chest, and her aura once again weakened.
As the leader of the Papal Hunters, Liam, the "Sword of Glory," had not suffered such injuries since the War of the Four Emperors ended.
Even on Sonia Island before, the one who was severely injured was Einhorn, the Weather Warlock from the imperial family, who had been specifically targeted.
For this reason, after the Feynapotter Kingdom fully joined the war against Loen, Feysac's pressure on the Amantha front line significantly decreased. Only then did the Church send her to the Southern Continent to stabilize the situation, cooperate with the Intis colonial area to attack the Harvest Plains, which was dominated by the Church of the Evernight Goddess, and further shake the Evernight Goddess's anchor.
Thinking of the Church's original plan, Liam, afflicted by a transformation curse, let out a gloomy sneer. Complex dark green symbols appeared in the orange-red light, clearly reflecting the flame giant at the core of the war mist, as well as Reinette Tinekerr, who was also displaying her complete mythical creature form not far away.
"Varna! I didn't expect it would be you. Your previous weakness was indeed a disguise. You've secretly colluded with the remnants of the Highland Kingdom."
"However, I'm quite curious about Augustus's reaction when he learns that the Conqueror characteristic has fallen into your hands…"
After truly engaging in battle, Varna's fate gradually intertwined with the outside world, and it could no longer be hidden from the Angel-level "Eye of Demon Hunting." As a high-ranking member of the God of Combat's Church, second only to the Patriarch, Liam clearly understood the Red Priest Pathway and could naturally discern that although Varna had begun the advancement ritual, her state was clearly problematic.
Upon realizing this, the full-body armor covering Liam's body instantly erupted in brilliant silver-white light, like a miniature Sun, forcibly dispelling the surrounding war mist. Reaching out to grab several important members of the Church, she unhesitatingly opened the Spirit World.
Reinette Tinekerr, entwined with Evil vines, scrutinized the disaster giant beside her, which was composed of flames and various other symbolic elements. Her blood-colored eyes then looked at Liam, who was stepping into the Spirit World. Her tightly closed mouth opened, but no sound came out.
An invisible, chilling wind swept through this Spirit World. Liam's body swayed slightly, and the several Church clergy in her hands glowed, transforming into horned goats and other different animals.
Reinette Tinekerr did not attempt to continue tracking Liam. The appearance of the Conqueror characteristic was already eye-catching enough. Given the current situation on the Northern Continent, Feysac and even the God of Combat's Church would at most bear a grudge over the loss of this colony outside their homeland, waiting for a future reckoning.
But if Bernadette and Nast, Angels who participated in the snatch of the Trunsoest Brass Book, were to reappear, that sword that severed Sonia Island would likely descend from the Astral World again.
Without the help of other Angels, if a Glory, known for her combat power, wanted to escape, she alone could not stop her.
In the Nation of Disorder, Aaron looked down at the constantly spreading war mist in the prayer scene. The star of faith symbolizing Varna trembled gently before him, and a weak but extremely high-level power was repelling the surrounding dark golden mist.
"City of Calamity!" Aaron's eyes narrowed, and he immediately recognized that this was the same power as the corrupted Weather Warlock of the Medici family, who had been hunted in Bansy Harbor.
Medici, Bansy… These two names flashed through Aaron's mind instantly, and he already had a guess, but now was not the time to dig deep. Helping Varna stabilize her state and completely accommodate the Conqueror characteristic was the most important thing.
He beckoned for the silver full-body mirror, which was covered and shrouded by the "Realm of Mystery." After sensing Tudor's state in the mirror, Aaron sneered and threw it directly into Roselle's mausoleum. The Black Emperor's distorted order immediately disrupted the originally grafted fate.
Aaron seized this deliberately created loophole in the rules. The entire dark golden world began to boil, and immense power surged into the star of faith symbolizing Varna, instantly suppressing the corruption transmitted by the "City of Calamity" and forcibly "balancing" the somewhat out-of-control divinity.
Above the ancient forest, Varna emerged from the endless whispers. Her consciousness finally settled on a phantom city shrouded in gray-white mist, with an indescribable three-headed Monster vaguely appearing in the depths of the city.
"Is this how that 'Conqueror' of the Sauron Family lost control…?"
Having dispelled her mythical creature form, Varna frowned deeply. At this moment, her fate had completely returned to reality, and she could clearly feel a certain place constantly calling to her.
Forcibly suppressing the intense throbbing spreading deep within her spirituality, Varna's body surged with increasingly dense war mist. After completely enveloping a large colonial area that originally belonged to Feysac, the mist continued southward with undiminished momentum.
Harvest Plains, East Balam's largest Loen colonial city, Vartek City.
Iliya, a senior deacon of the Nighthawks and the "Eye of the Goddess," stood silently before the Evernight emblem, her starlike eyes indifferent and calm.
Because Aaron had specifically informed her in advance, she did not react excessively to the war mist that instantly enveloped the entire Harvest Plains. She merely used the Church's accumulated power of faith to protect the Evernight believers within the entire diocese.
When the anomaly in East Balam was transmitted back to the Northern Continent's nations through various means, the war mist, filled with the scent of rust, had already reached the southernmost part of East Balam, the Haagenti Plains.
Azik, who had long been prepared, emerged from the Abyss of Ferrying. A blurry, upright, terrifying giant snake, almost touching the illusory sky, appeared behind him. Dense death energy gathered and actively merged with the mist.
At this moment, East Balam, stretching from the Paz River Valley in the north to the Haagenti Plains in the south, occupying half of the Southern Continent, was simultaneously engulfed in mist. That strange crown, full of rust and bloodstains, finally completely melted into her body. The strong feedback anchored Varna's constantly rising spirituality, completing the final advancement.